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South Africa weighs 25% chrome export levy – report...
06 Oct, 2025 09:15
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Facing a crisis in its ferrochrome sector due to uncompetitive electricity costs and massive job losses, South Africa is proposing a 25% export levy on raw chrome ore. The government's strategy is to make raw chrome cheaper domestically, thereby incentivizing local processing and reviving the smelting industry. While supported by some producers who believe it could fund vital power subsidies, chrome miners strongly oppose the tax, arguing it jeopardizes a critical revenue stream and fails to address the root cause: unaffordable electricity. The debate highlights the central challenge of balancing raw mineral exports with the goal of domestic value addition....
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Orion boosts capital raise to A$7.7m amid copper price run...
02 Oct, 2025 13:08
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France’s Orano says 1 500 t uranium stockpiled at seized Niger site...
01 Oct, 2025 08:02
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African Pioneer secures mining license for Namibian copper project...
30 Sep, 2025 14:22
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Axis Minerals, casualty of Guinea mining purge, demands $1bn damages...
30 Sep, 2025 14:16
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Orion Minerals Appoints Johan van Dyk to Lead Prieska Copper-Zinc Project in South Africa...
30 Sep, 2025 13:48
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South Africa’s Steel Choice - The IDC’s $491 Million Green Transition Gambit...
30 Sep, 2025 13:44
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EMSTEEL Launches TrueGreen Sustainability Identity to Advance Low-Carbon Steel Production...
26 Sep, 2025 11:11
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Canyon’s Minim Martap Bauxite Project: Cameroon’s Mining Game Changer...
26 Sep, 2025 09:36
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